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Microtus oregoni, Peromyscus maniculatus, Sorex vagrans, Sorex trowbridgii, and Zapus trinotatus - comprising 95 percent of the total small mammal community - were abundant enough for meaningful evaluation. However, survival and growth of Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) and growth of most shrubs were greater in treated areas. Herbicide treatments reduced the number of plant species, chiefly grasses and forbs, and ground cover. Vegetation and small mammal communities were sampled before and after herbicide applications, on both treated and untreated areas. Halves of three clearcuttings in western Oregon were treated in the springs of 19 with a combination of herbicides, principally atrazine and 2,4-D, to control herbaceous vegetation. gypseum), it may represent a source of infection for gamekeepers, hunters and veterinarians. As Eastern cottontail has been showed to be a carrier of dermatophytes transmissible to man (M. canis, usually correlated with domestic environment, did not change the whole year round. mentagrophytes, commonly associated with rodents, small mammals and lagomorphs and M. The presence of zoophilic dermatophytes, T. The highest prevalence of dermatophyte-positive samples was recorded in May–September, due to the geophilic fungi whose prevalence decreased during colder and increased during warmer months ( p < 0.001). No sex-related differences were found but season-related differences were observed. Six dermatophyte species both geophilic (M. As two different species of dermatophytes grew from two samples, a total of 59 fungal isolates (26.5%) were obtained. Of 216 hair samples collected from animals culled between September 1999 and July 2000 in the Province of Alessandria (Piedmont, Italy) during a pest control project, 57 (26.4%) yielded dermatophyte colonies. Leporidae), introduced into Piedmont (Italy) in the 1960s, was studied as carrier of dermatophyte fungi. Eastern cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus, fam.